SALT TOLERANT PLANTS Damage Due to Excessive Soil Salt Generally Appears in Mid to Late Summer
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CHRISTENSEN'S PLANT CENTER SALT TOLERANT LANDSCAPE PLANTS Soil salt damages a plant by reducing its ability to absorb water and take up plant nutrients. Excessives sodium causes soil to break down resulting in poor drainage and lack of proper oxygen. Some of the symptoms are leaf discoloration, browning and shedding needles, scorched leaf edges, small leaves (producing a thin crown look), early fall color, and\or clumping foliage. Please remember when trying to diagnose plant damage, all of the above signs can also be caused by a variety of other factors, including root damage, drought, disease, or chemical misuse. SOIL SALT TOLERANT PLANTS Damage due to excessive soil salt generally appears in mid to late summer. TREES: Picea species Aster species & cultivars abies Bergenia cordifolia Aesculus hippocastanum pungens Dianthus hybrids Acer platanoides Pinus species Euphorbia polychroma ‘Crimson King’ mugo Gaillardia cultivars ‘Deborah’ nigra Hedera helix ‘Emerald Lustre’ Taxodium distichum Helleborus orientalis ‘Emerald Queen’ Hemerocallis cultivars ‘Royal Red’ SHRUBS: Heuhcera ‘Palace Purple’ Amelanchier canadensis Hosta plantaginea species Caragana arborescens Buxus microphylla cultivars Iberis sempervirens Catalpa species Caragana arborescens Iris Celtis occidentalis Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ ensta Gleditsia triacanthos inermis Forsythia x intermedia cvs. pallida ‘Shademaster’ Hippophae rhamnoides siberica ‘Skyline’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Liriope spicata cultivars Gymnocladus dioicus Hydrangea paniculata Lonicera x heckrotii Ginkgo biloba ‘Grandifl ora’ Lupinus polyphyllus ‘Autumn Gold’ ‘Tardiva’ Oenothera speciosa ‘Princton Sentry’ ‘Unique’ Parthenocissus quinquefolia Juglans nigra Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’ Saponaria species Liquidambar styracifl ua Myrica pensylcanica Sedum Nyssa sylvatica Philadelphus species ‘Autumn Joy’ Platanus occidentalis Prunus virginiana ‘Brilliant’ Prunus serotina Pyracanthus species Thymus species & cultivars Quercus species Ribes alpinum ‘Green Mound’ Veronica spicata alba Rosa rugosa Waldsteinia ternata bicolor Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-low’ macrocarpa Rhus glabra ‘Laciniata’ GRASSES: palustris Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ rubra Sambucus canadensis Calamagrostis acutifolia Tilia americana Spiraea x vanhouttei ‘Avalanche’ Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ Syringa ‘Karl Foerster’ meyeri ‘Palabin’ ‘Overdam’ EVERGREENS: patula ‘Miss Kim’ Elymus arenarius Festuca ‘Elijah Blue’ Juniperus chinensis PERENNIALS: Miscanthus sinensis cultivars ‘Pfi tzeriana’ Panicum virgatum sargentii Achillea species & cultivars Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Hameln’ ‘Sea Green’ Armeria maritima Schizachyrium scoparium Larix species Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ “Silvermound” 6282 Gotfredson Rd. ● Plymouth, Michigan 48170-5073 ● (734) 454-1400 CHRISTENSEN'S PLANT CENTER SALT TOLERANT LANDSCAPE PLANTS Salt spray from nearby roadways can damage or kill landscape plants. Evergreens will begin to brown in late winter, with the foliage on the roadward side affected fi rst. The browning begins at the tips of the needles, moving towards the base. Severely damaged plants will shed prematurely, leaving bare branches. On deciduous trees salt spray damage causes problems throughout the growing season. Some of the symptoms are leaf discoloration, scorched leaf edges, small leaves (producing a thin crown look), early fall color, and\or clumping foliage. Flower buds may fail to grow or fail to open. Symptoms can become very visible during periods of hot, dry weather. Please remember when trying to diagnose plant damage, all of the above signs can also be caused by a variety of other factors, including root damage, drought, disease, or chemical misuse. SALT SPRAY TOLERANT PLANTS Damage due to salt spray generally appears in February to early March. TREES: Pyrus calleryana SHRUBS: ‘Aristocrat’ Acer ginnala ‘Chanticleer-Cleveland’ Alnus rugosa ‘Flame’ ‘Redspire’ Aronia melanocarpa Acer platanoides Quercus species Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’ ‘Crimson King’ alba Forysthia ‘Deborah’ macrocarpa ‘Meadowlark’ ‘Emerald Lustre’ palustris ‘Northern Sun’ ‘Emerald Queen’ rubra ‘Sunrise’ ‘Royal Red’ Salix alba ‘Tristis’ Hamamelis virginiana Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’ Syringa reticulata ‘Ivory Silk’ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ Amelanchier Tilia americana ‘Redmond’ Hydrangea paniculata canadensis Tilia cordata ‘Grandifl ora’ x g. ‘Autumn Brilliance’ ‘Glenleven’ ‘Tardiva’ x g. ‘Princess Diana’ ‘Greenspire’ ‘Unique’ laevis Ulmus hybrids Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Alice’ Betula alleghaniensis ‘Accolade’ Ilex verticillata Catalpa speciosa ‘Commendation’ Ribes alpinum ‘Green Mound’ Celtis occidentalis ‘Danada Charm’ Rhus glabra ‘Laciniata’ Gleditsia triacanthos inermis ‘Homestead’ Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ ‘Shademaster’ ‘Pioneer’ Sambucus canadensis ‘Skyline’ ‘Triumph’ Syringa vulgaris & cultivars Gymnocladus dioicus ‘Van Guard’ ‘Charles Jolly’ Ginkgo biloba ‘Edith Cavell’ ‘Autumn Gold’ EVERGREENS: ‘Monge’ ‘Princton Sentry’ ‘President Grevy’ Juglans nigra Juniperus chinensis Viburnum dentatum & cvs. Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Phitzeriana’ ‘Autumn Jazz’ Magnolia x soulangiana ‘p. Nick’s Compact’ ‘Chicago Luster’ Malus sargentii Vibrunum lentago zumi ‘Calocarpa’ ‘Sea Green’ Vibrunum opulus ‘Compactum’ ‘Adams’ Larix decidua Vibrunum trilobum & cultivars ‘Donald Wyman’ laricina ‘Compactum’ ‘Prairie Fire’ Picea pungens glauca ‘Compactum Alfredo’ Nyssa sylvatica Pinus ‘Compactum Bailey’ Ostrya virginiana mugo ‘Hahs’ Platanus occidentalis nigra ‘Redwing’ 6282 Gotfredson Rd. ● Plymouth, Michigan 48170-5073 ● (734) 454-1400.